Recently, for the first time in many years, I received a reprimand.
In one establishment, I tried to pass through a narrow corridor from which a woman was exiting. The woman looked at me with a displeased expression and said to me, “Sir, where are you rushing to? Let me calmly exit.”
In that moment, I caught myself thinking that …
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Praying to God is useless. No one will send rain from the sky…
Droughts and floods will still periodically occur on our land.
But what is not useless, and what is in our hands, is being prepared for emergencies. Therefore, instead of praying, we should demand from the authorities the allocation of funds for maintaining security systems, such as space …
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For 10 years, we have studied physics, chemistry, and astronomy in school. Then, for 5 years, we study advanced mathematics and strength of materials at the university. We are informed about the water cycle in nature, how clouds form, and how precipitation falls, but… when a drought comes, we forget about our education and start praying to gods, offering sacrifices …
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As it happens, in 2017 I lived in South Korea for about a month.
What do I want to say?
It is a typical Asian country with a distinctive eastern mentality. Here the elder are venerated, the family values are strong, the collective is considered more important than the personal, the mores are not puritanical, but …
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The word “sovok”(from Russian means scoop) itself comes from the word “Soviet”, and it denotes the most negative manifestations of lifestyle, as well as thinking inherent in citizens of the former Soviet Union.
Here, in my opinion, are the main signs of the “sovok” and my explanation of their origin.
Xenophobia (fear or hatred of everything alien, unfamiliar, unusual).
Xenophobia …
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Two drivers quarreled in the center of the city. Most likely, one of them cut off the second one. The drivers get out of the cars and begin to figure out the relationship on the fists. One beats the second and leaves contented. The second remains to lie on the asphalt.
A familiar story, is not …
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For some reason, some people consider Victory Day to be an exceptionally mournful day and are zealous that no one should rejoice on this day.
I see some kind of youthful maximalism in this.
Yes, we must not forget the enormous sacrifices of the Second World War, we must not forget our grandfathers who died in those battles, but at …
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The history of St. George ribbons is well known. The Order of St. George was established in 1769 to reward Russian soldiers during the war with Turkey. Later, in the Soviet Union, it was abolished, but in 2000, Russia restored it.
The Guards ribbon was established in 1942 to denote guard units, formations, and ships that showed heroism in battles …
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They write to me: “How can you rejoice, how can you celebrate the victory over fascism, if today in another part of the world – in Russia – it is flourishing?”.
I think these are different things! You can’t mix them.
Our grandfathers, who gave their lives in 1941-1945 against the domination of the Aryan race over the whole world, …
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I believe that a great event in the history of mankind took place in May 1945. The world has defeated Nazism in the face of Hitler’s Germany and its allies.
Should we celebrate Victory Day?
I think so. Because on this day, good defeated evil. On this day, the war ended, bombs stopped exploding and shots were fired, people stopped …
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